Firefox 3 Beta 4 is here and it's super fast!

[trmiv]

I've been using it for the past few days, it's just as fast as Opera for me, and much faster than Firefox 2.0. The only extension I rely on that doesn't work is the Tab browser preferences thing, but I can deal without that. As long as Adblock plus works, I'm good to go. I will say that if Opera could get something like Ad Block plus I'd use that as my main browser. And that block content thing they have doesn't count.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Decided to try it. Very nice!

A good number of my extensions are working (I selected, Do not check).

 

[SunnyD]

Some glaring bugs - like my history list is just a big empty window even after using it. Various graphical glitches. And oh yeah... it's no faster than FF2 imho.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: pontifex
wrong forum

that too

 

[Capt Caveman]

Tried going back to FF2, looks like the beta install messed-up a lot of my cookies and stuff.

 

[D1gger]

This is a great release. I have been using it for a day now and love it.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
This compares to IE 8 B1, where only 50% of websites actually work in the browser (you have to use IE7 Compat mode most of the time). WTF is wrong with them?

I'm assuming by "them" you mean Microsoft. They've gone to great lengths to make IE 8 standards compliant. The problem is that most sites out there detect the IE browser and implement all sorts of hacks and non-standard layout techniques that work in older versions of IE but are no longer necessary with IE 8.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: n7
Can i install this alongside 2.0.0.12?

yes

FYI:

Please note that installing Firefox 3 Beta 4 will overwrite your existing installation of Firefox on Mac OS X and Linux.

Just a heads up if you use those OS's

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: Fritzo
This compares to IE 8 B1, where only 50% of websites actually work in the browser (you have to use IE7 Compat mode most of the time). WTF is wrong with them?

I'm assuming by "them" you mean Microsoft. They've gone to great lengths to make IE 8 standards compliant. The problem is that most sites out there detect the IE browser and implement all sorts of hacks and non-standard layout techniques that work in older versions of IE but are no longer necessary with IE 8.

Oh snap, killed by their own monster!

 

[soonerproud]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Oh snap, killed by their own monster!

Wrong!

Microsoft stated this is a developers release so that web site admins had time to get their sites ready to properly work in IE8. This release was never intended for public consumption.

 

[shabby]

Welp it is fast, almost too fast. But it still uses more memory then 1.5 im currently using, almost twice as much memory when having 20 tabs open.

 

[Cruisin1]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Tried going back to FF2, looks like the beta install messed-up a lot of my cookies and stuff.

yeah it fucking wiped out my bookmarks from my original firefox!!! thank god there was a backup bookmark file... man was I scared.

 

[Anubis]

does it still leak memory like the exon valdez leaded oil?

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: soonerproud

Originally posted by: sandorski

Oh snap, killed by their own monster!

Wrong!

Microsoft stated this is a developers release so that web site admins had time to get their sites ready to properly work in IE8. This release was never intended for public consumption.

ah ok, that makes sense.

 

[soonerproud]

Originally posted by: Anubis
does it still leak memory like the exon valdez leaded oil?

Nope, that has been fixed.

 

[soonerproud]

Originally posted by: shabby
Welp it is fast, almost too fast. But it still uses more memory then 1.5 im currently using, almost twice as much memory when having 20 tabs open.

How much memory is too much? FF3 beta 4 beats IE 7 in memory efficiency.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: shabby
Welp it is fast, almost too fast. But it still uses more memory then 1.5 im currently using, almost twice as much memory when having 20 tabs open.

1.5 has not been patched in a while and has many known security vulnerabilities.

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: soonerproud

Originally posted by: shabby
Welp it is fast, almost too fast. But it still uses more memory then 1.5 im currently using, almost twice as much memory when having 20 tabs open.

How much memory is too much? FF3 beta 4 beats IE 7 in memory efficiency.

 

[UNCjigga]

How does Beta 4 compare to 2.x.12 + Fasterfox?

 

[Mr Pickles]

wow it is fast.

 

[shabby]

Originally posted by: soonerproud

Originally posted by: shabby
Welp it is fast, almost too fast. But it still uses more memory then 1.5 im currently using, almost twice as much memory when having 20 tabs open.

How much memory is too much? FF3 beta 4 beats IE 7 in memory efficiency.

70megs with the older 1.5 vs 140megs with the latest beta.

 

[pstylesss]

I'm impressed.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: Shawn
HOLY CRAP! :Q

worth switching from IE7?

 

[Kyle]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: Shawn
HOLY CRAP! :Q

worth switching from IE7?

I just tried it out (coming from IE7)...much much faster- I'm really impressed actually.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Originally posted by: CptCrunch
How about the memory leak? Still use several hundred megs of ram?

What do you mean, Firefox 2 is currently using 55MB with 5 webpages open for me. I have never found any huge abnormal memory usage in firefox.